Newport is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.

When the Juniata Division of the Pennsylvania Canal was finished in 1929, the town was officially renamed Newport.

The PRR purchased the struggling canal in 1857, but kept the waterways open until 1889 when the Johnstown Flood demolished it.

Newport once had a large tannery that operated from the second half of the 19th century until the early part of the 20th.

The town playground and youth baseball fields now occupy the site.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), 90% of it land.

The high school serves the borough and several surrounding townships and is located at the northwest corner of town.